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~~ our ports to the English people, and then we - shall have arms, auxiliaries, intercourse with our brethren in America, and friends to supply the demands of this holy war. " Do you believe that the nations of Europe will look with indifference at the perfidy of otr. enemy ? VII they, without indignation, see our innocent Princes made prisoners in the environs of Paris ? Neither the Italians, nor even the French, are•care less spectators of these atrocities.- Witness the mu r dieted statues of Versailles, the relics, of Italy, and theincessant desertions of the French.army in Spain. Be persuaded that the Tyrant of Europe is not so safely reposing on hik throne as his vanity imagines. Rise as an armed nation, and you are - invincible ; display the energies of your native courage,. and the Multitudes that are oppressed will become your allies. Above all, implore the assistance o Heaven and of St. James, the sacred guardian .of,the Spanish peo ple. Swear at the feet of St. Perdinand, that you will have none for your King but him whom you have proclaithed, FERDINAND the 'Seventh, who bears the hallowed name of his canonized protec tor-1" PROCLAMATION OF GALICIA. " SPANIARDS !—You have no. other alternative! Yon must either .clank your chains in infamous sla very, or fight bravely for your liberty. The Man., ster of France hasdeteimined to tyrannize over our independence,' by expedients more detestable than any yet disclosed in the history of mankind: His infamy is discovered, his treachery is exposed, and Our suspicions are confirmed by the plunder of the sacred person of our Sovereign. Ah ! complicated misery ! the butcher . will bathe his_ hands in the blood of Onr King, if FERDINAND be not rescued by our valour ! Shill We , • permit this public robber*to execute hiS base purpoSes upon our Prince? • Shall we allow hisband-itti, unresisted, to rob our houses, outrage oar families, and bear of the holy - vessels of our religion, crimes which have been already-perpe-' trated in Portugal ? " Spaniards!! this is the cause_ of the Omnipotent God. It must be supported, or your names must be transmitted with infamy to all future generations. Under the hallowed standard of religion, our ances tors 'gave freedom to the soil, opposed by the mul titudinous hosts of Mahoinet ; and shill we fear to meet a confused crowd of detested atheists, led by the avpwed protector of the infidel Jew ? If we - abandon the held of battle and - of glory, our venera ble fathers, those heroes who shed their blood for the extirpation of Ishmael, will'lift 'tip their heads from' the Sepulchre, will upbraid us for Our cowardice, and . will disown us for their offspring. " Try tyrants of France, of Italy, and of other nations of the Continent, those common enemies of humanity, thrown up by the waves of Corsica, are the same that deluded our young kERDINAND, se duced him 'by idle promises, and proclaimed him the Sovereign of our Monarchy. Commencing with this deception; when they had blown up the flames of discord among the Members of the Royal Faintly, they took advantage of their situation, and 'impri•-• soned them. "By the same intrigues - and falsehood, they desiLneti . to have ~ ,ivalaved the whole SpaniSh nation and, for this purpose, they endeavoured to attra& within their toils, your streligth, your valour, :and your fidelity. It is true, that a few base-born 'Wretches, unworthy Of their country, have a short time since submitted to their authority, - in - the way in which other faithless and cowardly Frenchmen yield to their proud superiors. These, countrymen, are not the illustrious and generous Gauls, who as sist this tyrant in - the abominable schemes of his perfidy. His minions are extracted t. ,m the most degraded of his conquered countries ; and the esta blished principle of their leader is - the extermination of ihose'i.vho, by , the sacrifice of their blood, acce lerate the projects of his wild ambition. " Aic you ignorant that, by the same impulse he has been guided towards our brothers and com panions, wishing to blend them with' his vile, un halloWed, and manacled - slaves, which have be trayell Spain. "- Noble . Galicians, learned Priests, pious Chris . _ . tians, natives of this happy soil ! 'you will be th e first . to - throw off the yoke imposed by this vile rab ble. You are the honoured depositories of the sa cred remains of the Apostle St. James, the Patron of Spain. You are decorated with the awful trophies of the most Holy Sacrament, which adorn our standards ; yon will discharge your. duty ; you will .not fear . the hostilt bands which hiy waste our Conn try to the utmost boundary 04 Pyrennean frontier. Fly: . then, to arms ; let the other provinces unite tinder the blessed .auspices.of your fidelity, and of _ your canonised Parrott. Raise high your invincible stiliclaid; and, .conticlent of success, hasten to th e field of battle and of ti6tory ; by such means 'alone you cap sect re your liberty, and protect your -selves froM - diShOppurabie chains." ADDRESS OF THE GOVERNMENT To THE IN HAL3ITANTS OF CADIZ. The - French Squadron has surrendered at discre tion; relying on the humanity and generosity of the inhabitants of Cadiz, as has already been made It-not.vit. The measures •which have been pursued have prevented our Squadron from sustaining the least damages; nor have the forces employed to re duce the French Squadron sustained any consider able loss, and the effusion , of blood has been less than in a combat of two small armed Vessels ; _the loss in killed does not exceed four men. The French Ships, their arms, and warlike stores, remain' at our disposal, and the prisoners taken will be exchanged for our troops. Nothing of that kind could . !iave ' been obtained by red-hot balls, pr siwilar means. Had no measures of prevention been taken, which require time, ow - loss would hate been much greater. I therefore trust I have acquitted inys:2lf in a wanner worthy of the inhabitants of the town, who have given me so many repeated proof a of their confidence and respeCt, that I shall at all times en tertain the highest sense of the 'approbation with which they have honoured my conduEt. But now I demand, exact, and ordain, that all (Es , 'turbance's shall cease; that every thing shall retutrU to - order; that all persons, according to their differ ent ranks and stations, shall submit to th Cqnsti tufed Authorities, who all d e p e nd from the Supreme Council of Government, at all- times Solicilous to promote the public w e lfare, and to procure the !lest alliances and means to secure g successful issue of' . sttr irpdertaking : let thelaws reign,' hnd all arbi, teary e roceedin g§ be avoided. The most. enlighten ed and civilized . people upon earth disgraces itself by dernauding the death of any individual. The field of battle, where force is. repelled 'cit force, au thorises alone the evasion of blood, which is other wise illegal The Sovereign himself is not master of the life of an. offender, .unless he-has forfeited the same by the laws of his country. • Tbese laws prohibit in all countries, even among the most barbarous nations, . sedition and disturb.. ances of every description; we are bound to obey and respeEt them. This is the only means to secure a successful issue of the contest in which we are en gaged, and not to nffend'either against' the God of Hosts, or the Sovereign, whose sacred rights we have sworn to defend. In order to avoid an unnecessary multiplication of publications, I now address the French who reside in this City. The Supreme Council has used to wards you the utmost lenity and respect; af4r hav ing taken the oath of fidelity to the Spanish Na tion, you are permitted to remain in this Country, and your property is respeeted. . Grateful for this valuable blessing, you should not be vipers, which destroy the bosoin that gave them.shelter. Qn the contrary, you are bound to chew the utmost loyalty and respect fora Government which treats you in so generous a manner .by such conduit you will not Only avoid the odium of the good inhabitants of this town, but algi obtain their loye.• Should you aCt otherwise, dread their justice—they will punish _with" the utmost rigour, and withqut the least mer cy, even meetings which you may hold among yourselves, and disloyal expressions which you may make use of in oppOsition to our cause. Should any one of you be so far devoid of reason as not to re •spet:t it on account of its equity and justice, he will fail a vi tits of his wickedness or pride. 51OR L A. Cadiz, Jane 14, 1808, ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF CAISIZ. The commotion more or less violent, which has taken place in the whole peninsula of Spain, -•has been of eminent servke to rouse us from the state. of lethargy in which, we. jndulged, and to make us • acquainted with our rightS . , our glory, and the invio-L, lable duty which we owe to our holy religion.and our Monarch. 'We wanted some electric stroke to rouse us from our paralytic state of stood in need of a hurricane to clear the atmosphere of the iusalubrious•vapours with which it was loaded. Fortunately' the only antidote which could save us has proved efficacious. It is, however, necessary to know, that if the use of heroic remedies be continu ed, after the good elle& which , was expetied from them has been obtained, they destroy, annihilate, and kill ; -that excessive efforts bring on indirect de bility, which is worse than dire& weakness, because the very principle of strength is emaciated. Hence it is, thatalthough the popular ferinent whiCh has pervaded all the Provinces has been of considerable use, yet, if not checked, it will produce a state of putrelthion, or, in other words, proVe extremely destructive. It is necessary to return to order; and to have confidence in , the Magistrates, who from . their knowledge, studies, and experience, are able" to deliberate, combine, and determine, as circumstances shall dire t. Without the Most' intimate know leCE2,e, the-wisest are liable-to err„ and: how can "a mob possibly steer clear of errors, which is .mostly guided by the cries of women and boys. • But not restrieting myself to 'this city, I really be lieve that all' these observations are, perfedly use less, because the inhabitants of' this city are 'm o r e enlightened than any other, on, account . of their trade and intercours© ,with o ther nations. There' are but few ideots in this cif, , who are merelrguid ed, as it were, by instind ; and much smaller is,the number of those, who,' from their vicious habits, can only exist in confusion and disorder. These few have been joined by others of the neighbouring dis trids, whf; neither enlist' for, the honourable and glorious service in which We are engaged, noraoply themselves to reap the plentiful 'crops with which Providence has been pleased to bless 'us. These are the men who have not looked out for any other eMploy went than that of disturbing the Peace and' 'tranquil lity of this place, and of preventitio - ' the rest - of the inhabitants, nay the Migis'trates, frbm performing their duty. They are well knoWa ; and•unless they • amend their condnet, and all foreigners withdraw to their different habitations, they will certainly be pubished: Well-disposed persons , will be obliged to take up arms; they who are not able to bear arm's, will be employed for other purposes; and boys neg .leCted- by their pareMS, and women who raise the hue and cry, shall be' puniNhed. The troops, the whole town, the sword •of justice, • and above all, Gcd himelf, who avenges the wrongs of those who misuse .his mercies, authorise and support Ise. I make ths known, that no person may plead ienor , 0 ance,.however dispofted I shall always feel to follow the dilates of•humanity and mercy. It will never be my wish to punish; but I shall -at all times be happy to corret. • THOMAS pi; Mour,*A. Cadiz, June 15, 1808: , . The Supreme Council of Government has corn -mnnicated to the Council of this City, an ELIO, which is of the following tenor:— EDICt; DON FERDINAND VII. KING OF SPAIN AND- THE IN- DIES, AND IN lIIS,NAMETHE SUPREME COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT OF BOTH, In order to carry into full . effeEt the Declaration, of War against the Et tiprior N.APoLEoii I. decrees as follows : . . I. Within four , d'nys from the publicatitin hereof, , every Frenchman, or person who has served under.l , the French , bannel - s, and is desirous to enjoy the advantages of the Spanish service, shall present hint self iiz this capital at the Chamberlain's Office, arid 'make his declarai ion ; and,' after „having, taken the Oath of. allegiance, he shall remain free from all 111Q )estation, and enjoy all the luivileges which pertain t'o him. And the Sainte shall be done in all other places and cities, and attended to either., by the B nards, of Government Or Common Council; where tl to fornier shall not yet have been formed. H. Every Frenchman, or other person, who has se trved under the banners of that nation, anti shall n'pt present himself within four days, shall be considered as a person desirous of retliain:- ir g perfectly French; and all his preperty, of whg, f. ever nature or deficriptiou it may be, shall . be Con.. fist sated. 111. All tron7hants, and all other persons itto have in their possession, on any ground or titha whatever, any goods, claims, or etfeas belonging to Frenchmen, or to persons who have served under the French banners, shall keep them in their pos-. session, and not dispose of them, op. pain of being accountable for the same; and they shall within four days make a declaration upon'oath of the said goods, claims, and effeels, and deliver it to our Board of Exchequer, and all persons , who offend against th4c t order shall be prosecuted according to . law. Given in the Royal Palace 'of Alcazas, in Seville, the 7th June,. 3808. By Command of the Supreme Council, JUAN BAUTISTO 'PARDO, Sec. MANUEL MARIA. AGUILAR, Sec. And in obedience to the said supreme injunBiOn; ,the Council of this Place orders the same to be pub lished and posted in the usual places, and give tice that the Committee appointed for that purpose shalt acquaint the Frenchmen who reside here with the day when they are to make their appearance, and comply with the said supreme injunaion. DON JUAN DE DIOS DE LANDABURN, ISt SeC. D6s JUAN DE LA Vrlcit P. SANTANDIIR, 2d Sec. Cadiz, June 13, 106. MAILS. • AAA IV ED-2. Dublin. Dot-1 GottenlNrgh, .z 3 Waterford. PRICE 01 , sTocKs THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols - 68 $ Chnniu,ni - - - - 3 TILL SUN. SOLIF QU!$ DICER& JALEUM 111/DEAT? L'ONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 16, ,)808. THE Deputies•froin the Province of Andalusia, • Admiral Don APODACA, and Major-General on ..lAO'dmiE,. arrived in trOn yesterday afternoon, and'. 'almost immediately afterwards had an interview with Mr. CANNING.: The intelligence they bring r is not of a later date than that which had previoudy reached ;us, but it is of the highest importance. The check which the Patriots met with, in their attack upon General DuroNT, sb far from damping their ardour, 'had only roused them to Still greater'exertions: The .foree colle&ed under the Marquis DE CASTANOS, H in the neighbourhood' of Seville, amounted, in Re= plats and Militia, to upwards of 40,000 - men, and the armed Volunteers to near 60,000. The Go •ernor of Malaga, General REDING, brother of ALOYS RUING, the celebrated . Swiss Patriot, had marched with a body of 18,000 men to co-operate in the intended attack upon General DUPONT j so - that even if the acCOnuis which, have reached us from Vigo, of the total defeat of that General, should prove to be unfounded, there can be no doubt that his Army must, in a short time, be completely an nihilated. The passes in the mountains, in his rear, have been occupied by the ,Regiment of Arragon, - • And about .5000 armed Peasants, so that his retreat is effedttlaily cut CIE The Patriotic Army in his front is so . .trong, that he never attempted to advance beyond'Cordova ; and, as reinforcements continued to pour in from all quarters, he must long ago have been completely surrounded ; and if the Patriots shobld not Think it advisable to attack IItW in his en trenched position, the want of provisions would soon Compel him to surrender. The Merchants and People of property in Cadiz had made the most liberal Con tributions to support the Patriotic Cause, and a Vo lunteer. Force of 8,000 men had been raised in that City: General %/A CON! IP.,formerly commanded at St. Roche; btit as he always manifested a decided' dislike to the Preach, he * was removed from his command by'the desire, We believe, of the French Ambassador . at Madrid. ' General Col:seA, the Commander of the Patrio tic Army of Galicia and Asturias,. was, according to the last accounts, •advancing towards Madrid ; he had sent to *RAT, calling to permit hirn'to 're unmolested, with his Army, out of Spain - , and declaring his intention, in case his offei was refused, of attacking.the French without delay.• • Accounts have been received at. Gibraltar from ,Majorca, which state, that the Captain of 'a Packet had arrived there from BarcelOna, - with the intelli gence of several actions having been' fought at Barce lona and the neighbourhood, between the Patriots and the French. Depositions which - he made upon oath before the Governor of Majorca, stated,- ghat the PatriotS attacked the French on the 4th oflane, and renewed their attacks on the sth, 6th, 7th, Bth, and gtb, on which day the Captain lett' BarCeloria. — The PatriOti . hid not 'then succeeded in driving the .Fren eh out of Barcelona, but as the armed Pea . santry Were continually - flocking in from the 'coun 7 try, they had - e4pressed their determination not to ,‘clidontinue their attacks until they had either an 'nittilated the ,French .or compelled them to stir .: rehder. eT,he foll9wipg Letter from .Cadiz contains some interesting details. ' " Cadiz, juliF rg. I returned last night from Seville, alter I4ing . spent eight days in ,that • city. The Supreme Jdnta is perletSily organized in all its various depart ments. They are night and day employed, and go through an immensity of business. The army an hig . ttlyre , tpeaabt.e and formidable footing, The) Vanguard is at Carmona ; it consists of shoot, 60110,:rkegniars, autt as many Volunteers. These, with what they here in other parts are constantly at work, learning the use of arms, and to march in order, .and as soon as they acquire a tolerable know ledge of these arts, they are incorporated in the sce. , teran corns, at a certain number "per company.- - There will be a reinforcement of aboig 10,000 More. Regulars march daily to the army from this place and its environs, where they are no longer wanted, idbOnse4uence of 'the surrender of the French Fleet at discretion. " The repulse Which the peasantry and about' 9,Q-06 regulars experienced, from about moo° French coming into Cordova, alarmed the people here very much ; but since the particulars have been well ascertained, every, one appears in spirits. The Army has been well organized. The French are completely cut qff from Castile,, and La Mao' cha, and must surrender or . le cut to pieces on the marching forward of the armies, which is to take place to=morrow, lgth inst. CASTANOS is at Carmona, he will take the come mand in Chief;' , —it is impossible to have a better General ; he is -well seconded by the celebrated REDING, brother to the ci:3tinguished Swiss Patriot, ALOiS REDING. We areall in the best.spirits, and are in no fear respeaing the ultimate success of the just cause in which. we have so heartily engaged." The Expedition at Cork were all on board ana waiting for a fair wind when the last accounts cattle The Troops had began to embark yesterday al . Ramsgate, and the whole were proceeding with the utmost aativity. THE accounts which almost 'dairy affive - frora different parts of the Continent, concur in stating' that the atrocious proceedings of BLIONAPARTS Sp.aia have produced the strongest sensations of de" testation. A Gentleman arrived in town yeiterdai froM Holland : he left l'aris about three weeks . ago• He says, that even in Paris, where every ateano.. that the most vigilant and arbitrary Police can or gest, are adopted, to keep the People in ignorance , the c,onduCt of BUONATARTE towards Spain is openli reprobated : innumerable arrests have in conse'. (pence taken place. But whatever pains Boot' ''' 'PARTE may take to keep the People of the C 441101 10 1! in ignorance with regard to the real state of affOki' it is impossible he can I lung succeed. Thr arMief/ which he displays upon this subje6t, and the grog .. falSehoods to which he has recourse, afford tho strongest proof of the apprehension he entertaioir that the example which has been set by the GAO . Patriots ,of Spain, may rouse other Nations, vvliicts he now holds in a state. of abject slavery, to assail their Freedom. It is evident from the accoun t which we yesterday extratied from the Dutch Papers' that'. some serious disturbances have taken place It the County of Mark, among the Conscripts/ al" though grcat pains are taken to represent it as affair of no importance. Some private Lette r ' state, that the Troops which were ordered fror i ' Dusseldorf against the Conscripts, aCtually refuse to march. A fresh Embargo has, we understand' been 'laid. upon all American Vessels in the Ports ° I France and Holland. ACCORDING to some private Letters, said to hay°, been received trom, Rome and other parts of Ito l / 1 the .cruel treatment which the POPE has r e c eived; from;BOONAPARTE,has, as indeed might naturalkf% be eveClecl, increased the detestation and horror which his. character is held. A story, however, related on this subjea, upon which "we are, not clined to place implicit reliance. .It is said that > 'Cardinals, before they separated and cinitttd Rome r 1 , 'which they were ordered to do in two days, by . Ge' ) Ineral Mzoz.Lzs, contrived to form. _ a conclaves—fg s l,) the purpose of filling up the vacant chair of ST. fr . :, Tan, and eleaed ,the Cardinal Archbishop of FA' ) successor to Pros the Vllth. In the firs t place, the deprivation of the temporal authority of the POPE •by BUONAPARTE, iS n 0 extinCtiUt l • of the rights of the P.,rE, and the Cardinals bi such an aft would, by implication, invest the TY' rant with a power which he hiMself do e s not or peat_tO have assumed. But it is said that '` s .the,new eleaed Pore is sate in Sicily, he ‘l l3 l launch the thUndefi of the Church against 130 3- NAPARTE, and anathematize him, as the eneulY of God and Man. These thunders, however, would have bUt little force, as in 'that case Ebel would not issue from the proper authority, but if the present POPE, who has been so barbaron 4 treated, in return for all his sacrifices at the s hrine of the Usurper, were to fulminate the vengeall c° of the Church againSt him, it might have a powe r , ful are& indeed upon all who are seriously devote", to the Roman Catholic Faith, and we hope that I ° . will yet be induced to resort to it, as such a tiler sure might strongly tend to rid the'Voritinent of i ts great Scourge and Oppressor. Other accounts state, that the POPE hi:s hinlself to